Incentive value, unclear task difficulty, and cardiovascular reactivity in active coping

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-301

  Richter, Michael ^a   Gendolla, Guido H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active coping; Cardiovascular reactivity; Incentive value; Unclear task difficulty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; REWARD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFERENCE VALUES; REWARD;

EID: 33847151749     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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